TRIGGERING CURIOSITY
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What is the difference between Inquiry Based Learning and Project Based Learning and Problem Based Learning and all the other ?-BLs? All these specific ?-BLs fall under the umbrella of IBL and each one follows a specific formula in the spirit of IBL.
Time and Effort
The number one concern of all teachers is the limited class time and the amount of outcomes that have to be covered. Is IBL worth it? With proper guidance and support and even more fearlessness, teachers need to "try it before they knock it". Until then can they tailor it to suit their style and needs. Knowledge The age of "google" is here and so facts reign supreme...or do they? Students are inundated by the availability of facts that this often kills the drive to question. Students need to learn how to ask good and different questions (ie: Question Matrix). Being able to see things in a new perspective or a new lens would also trigger curiosity. Social It is often seen that asking questions equals being "dumb". Students may also be shy in sharing their thoughts in front of a whole class or in front of an "expert", the teacher. A culture of inquiry needs to be in place in order to make asking questions part of the learning itself and not just a way to get the "answer". Fear of Failure In a society where failure is often seen as a negative, students have been ingrained with an allergic reaction to failure. It is to be avoided at all costs especially at the expense of real authentic learning. Failure should be seen and modelled as an important way to learning and discovery. Students need to be shown how to perceive failure and how to build from it. A class culture needs to support this. Teachers are NOT the content area experts
Students DO NOT walk down the same path and DO NOT produce the same product Just realized that the best experiences (most memorable) learning I had as a student was IBL based. I remember doing an assignment on China for ELA (forget why) but we ended up shooting a music video in Chinatown. Our curiosity led us to go into buildings and talk to people that we would have never ended up approaching. I remember even learning how to cook fried rice (it wasn't great) for the project. The video itself took many hours of collaborative effort and many more hours to render (good ol Adobe Premier). I remember pushing ourselves way beyond the assignment expectations because it was driven by us and we set a new level of expectation for ourselves.
Come to think of it...this project is IBL.... In a nutshell IBL is letting students' curiosity guide and propel their learning. The teacher's job is to be the "architect" of the series of lessons that will help reach this goal. One way to put it is the teacher is the backstage hands that is essential to the student creating and putting on a show.
Seems simple enough...let's see if it continues to be that way. I have no idea what Inquiry Based Learning (IBL) is but always wanted to check it out. Figure like no time like the present.
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AuthorI am learning what the fuss is all about regarding Inquiry Based Learning. Turns out...it is pretty interesting. ArchivesCategories |